Scripps in the Media (page 2)
In the Media: Alumna Eun Ji Chung ’06 Awarded NIH Grant to Combat Kidney Disease
Scripps alumna Eun Ji Chung ’06 was featured in the LA Business Journal for receiving a $2.4 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) New Innovator Award.
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In the Media: CP&R Highlighted in Washington Examiner
Scripps’ Career Planning & Resources’ winter career advising session was highlighted in an article by The Washington Examiner. The article featured the week-long session as an example of new college programming focused on improving strong post-graduation job placement and salaries for students.
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In the Media: Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace Explains Study of Economics, US News
Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics Roberto Pedace was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report article on the types of jobs open to graduates with an economics degree.
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In the Media: Associate Professor Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert Advises Moderation in Paraben Exposure
Parabens, the synthetic chemicals used as preservatives in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, have been the topic of heated debate about whether they are linked to certain cancers.
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In the Media: Helen Yenser ’17 Wins Oscar for Documentary
Helen Yenser ’17 won an Academy Award in the category Best Documentary Short for Period. End of Sentence.
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In the Media: Alison Saar ’78 Exhibits Sculpture, Reimagines Uncle Tom’s Cabin
L.A. Louver, the contemporary art gallery in Venice, CA, is currently displaying a sculpture by Alison Saar ’78, “Grow’d.”
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In the Media: Scripps Presents’ debut of “Wicked Bodies” Featured, LA Dance Chronicle
Scripps Presents, the College’s signature event series, was featured in the LA Dance Chronicle for its showing of Liz Lerman’s dance-theater work-in-progress, Wicked Bodies, which premiered to a packed Balch Hall on February 5, 2019.
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In the Media: Smithsonian Curator Dr. Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Discusses Legacy of Blackface, CBS, NPR
Dr. Dwandalyn Reece ’85, curator of music and performing arts at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, was on CBS This Morning discussing the history of blackface— the practice of white performers using black makeup on their faces to caricature Black Americans.
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In the Media: Professor Edwalds-Gilbert and Professor Weinberg Discuss Genetic Modification in Humans
Assistant Professor of Biology Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert and Professor of Philosophy Rivka Weinberg were quoted extensively in an article by Live Science about genetic engineering. According to Edwalds-Gilbert, the gene-modifying technology, CRISPR, offers avenues for finding cures for cancer and for locating and modifying the DNA that may lead to future disease in an individual.
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In the Media: Professor David Andrews Interviewed about Brexit, KCBS
Professor of International Relations David Andrews was interviewed on KCBS about the U.K.’s looming Brexit deadline.
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